Steel

Background

Real Name: John Henry Irons II

Powers & Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect:
  • Electrical Engineering:
  • Mechanical Engineering:
  • Weaponry:
  • Science:
  • Physics:
  • Computer Operation:
  • Computer Hacking:
• Expert Combatant:
• Peak Human Condition: During Doomsday's rampage in Metropolis John was able to keep a building from collapsing until everybody had evacuated and was undamaged after it came crashing down on him, he also shielded several civilians from an exploding building with his body and got only some cuts as a result.
• Dome Tech Transfusion: After incurring near fatal inquiry during Convergence, John had his entire physiology surgically modified with alien techno-organics to both restore and improve himself dramatically. Now a nanomechanical entity, John Henry had once again become a literal Man of Steel.
  • Metamorphosis:
  • Energy Absorption:
  • Mechanokinesis:
  • Force Field:

Equipment

• Steel Power Armor: Steel's powers vary in accordance with what hardware is currently available to him. He has modified the original weapons systems and suit several times since its debut and continues to refine its abilities. With his engineering, physics and ballistics knowledge, it is conceivable that the suit may potentially possess even greater power in the future.
  • Superhuman Strength: Steel's suit enhances the wearer physical strength through motor assistance.
  • Superhuman Durability: The suit's ability to impart a resistance to physical injury was quite considerable before the addition of the inertial dampening field. Small arms fire was generally not a threat but larger firearms could prove dangerous. All of the suits have performed admirably considering Steel's opponents, who include the Cyborg Superman and Metallo.
    • Energy Resistance: Steel has immune systems in his armor to help him fight off computer viruses. This system also protects him against mind control agents like Queen Bee's hypnotic pollen.
  • Radioscopic Scanners: His armor is able to analyze photonic energy given off from an object through readouts the armor gives.
• Jet Boots: With what are probably his greatest creations, the flight protocols for his armor are every engineer's dream. The distance that can be traveled before refueling is unknown, but Steel has made a documented trip of at least 1,500 miles before touching down again. It has been determined, by observation, that Steel can reach speeds just short of the speed of sound, which is 700+ miles per hour.
• Kinetic Hammer:
• Rivet Cannon: This short range weapon has fired red-hot rivets similar to those used in construction.